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The Reed-Custer varsity baseball team rallied against Grant Park on Friday to win 5-3 and remain undefeated on the season (3-0 overall).
Grant Park lit up the scoreboard in the first frame, but Reed-Custer battled back in the top of the second to tie it back up.
The momentum continued to roll into the fourth and fifth innings as Reed-Custer registered three more runs to take a 5-2 advantage.

The Lady Comets picked up a dominating win in their first game of the season on Thursday, defeating Momence in five innings, 14-0.
Antoinette Hill was unstoppable from the pitcher’s circle, as she let up just two hits, while striking out seven batters en route to the win.
She also had plenty of offense backing her up, as Reed-Custer scattered 11 hits, including four for extra bases.
Leading the way was Kelsi Dillon, who went 3-for-3 on the day with a triple, two RBIs and three runs scored.

The Reed-Custer varsity girls soccer team had a mixed week of success, as they finished with a 1-2 run through their three games.
The Lady Comets started the week off with a dominating 9-0 win over Rich East.
Karina Marrs picked up a hat trick, scoring three goals, while Marissa Escobedo tallied two.
Amber Clavenna, Jenna Tiangco, Gianna Pinto and Jasline Valle each picked up one goal on the day.
The remainder of the week didn’t go as positively for the Lady Comets as they suffered shutout losses to Beecher and Coal City.

The Reed-Custer varsity track teams kept rolling on Saturday, as they competed in their annual Comet Classic Invite.
Nine teams were represented at the even and the Comet boys and girls finished in fourth place.
On the girls side, Reed-Custer finished with 71 team points, as the top three spots went to Clifton Central (91), Plano (89) and Genoa-Kingston (80).
For the boys team, the Comets tallied 64 points. The top three finishers in the boys events were Plano (97), Clifton Central (92) and Westmont (65).

The Reed-Custer varsity girls soccer team won one and lost one this past week, as they picked up a win over Wilmington, but suffered a tough loss to Illiana Christian.
The Lady Comets kicked the season off last Wednesday with their home opener against the Lady Wildcats.
Marissa Escobedo got her season off to a good start, scoring both goals in Reed-Custer’s 2-1 win over Wilmington.
The Lady ‘Cats could responded with one goal in the final eight minutes of the game.

Reed-Custer’s varsity track team held their second coed meet of the season on Saturday, competing against nine other teams.
The Lady Comets took fourth place with 46 points, finishing behind Seneca (121) New Lenox (84) and Sandwich (66.5).
The boys team placed fifth with 51 points, finishing behind Prairie Central (93), David Speer Academy (71), Streator (68) and Sandwich (61).
Starting with the girls team, Jaden Christian was the only Lady Comet to win a first place, doing it twice.

Reed-Custer will be trying to go deeper into the postseason yet again this year, this time hoping to get past the Sectionals.
The Lady Comets picked up their third Regional title in the past four years in 2017, but fell to Beecher in the Sectional semis. In the end, Reed-Custer finished with a 19-15 overall record (8-8 conference).
Reed-Custer will see the return of Ramsey Harkness as the head coach, entering his fifth year with the program. He will be joined by assistant coaches Chris Van Degraft and Alex Bitto.

One of the challenges facing the Reed-Custer baseball team will be a young roster. However, with youth comes new talent, and the Comets will certainly not be lacking any of that in 2018.
“We will be fairly young with only five seniors on the 15-man roster,” commented coach Jake Evans said. “Our strengths will include depth on the pitching staff though, and a versatile team filled with good athletes that can play multiple positions.”

Reed-Custer’s varsity girls soccer team will open its season March 13 against a familiar foe, Wilmington. It’s a team they look forward to meeting.
That because a year ago the opened against the Lady Wildcats with a 6-0 victory. It was a nice way to start the season.
The Lady Comets finished the season with an overall record of 3-13 (2-6 conference), and two of those three wins were against Wilmington,

The Reed-Custer Board of Education approved offering trap shooting as an extracurricular activity for high school students last week.
Within two days of the board’s meeting, 15 students want to join.
“I am excited that the Board of Education voted to approve participation in the Illinois High School Clay Target League,” said Superintendent Mark Mitchell. “Our students have a wide variety of interests, so we try to offer as many opportunities as possible.”